plumbago

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

plumbāgo, ĭnis, f. [plumbum].

I A species of lead ore , black-lead , plumbago , also called molybdaena, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 168.—

B Transf., a leaden color in gems, Plin. 37, 5, 18, § 68.—

II A plant , also called molybdaena, leadwort , fleawort , Plin. 25, 13, 97, § 155.

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